User's Manual

How to Ride the Motorcycle
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Warning
For emergency braking, disregard
down changing, and concentrate on
applying the front and rear brakes as
hard as possible without skidding.
Riders should practice emergency
braking in a traffic-free area (see ABS
warnings below/over).
Triumph strongly recommends that all
riders take a course of instruction,
which includes advice on safe brake
operation. Incorrect brake technique
could result in loss of motorcycle
control and an accident.
Warning
For your safety, always exercise
extreme caution when braking
(whether or not ABS is fitted),
accelerating or turning as any
incautious action can cause loss of
motorcycle control and an accident.
Independent use of the front or rear
brakes reduces overall braking
performance. Extreme braking may
cause either wheel to lock, reducing
control of the motorcycle and causing
an accident (see ABS warnings below).
When possible, reduce speed or brake
before entering a turn as closing the
throttle or braking in mid-turn may
cause wheel slip leading to loss of
motorcycle control and an accident.
When riding in wet or rainy conditions,
or on loose surfaces, the ability to
manoeuvre and stop will be reduced.
All of your actions should be smooth
under these conditions. Sudden
acceleration, braking or turning may
cause loss of motorcycle control and
an accident.
See also Optimised Cornering ABS on
page
119.